James Arthur Mavromatis

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Charge:	Firearm possession (including sale)
Sentence:	3 yrs
Years Imprisoned:	1.3
Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Alaska - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Ketchikan Gateway
City of Crime:	Ketchikan
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"James Arthur Mavromatis was wrongly convicted on October 21, 2013 in federal court in Ketchikan, Alaska after a bench (judge only) trial of being in possession of a firearm after being committed to a mental institution. The judge had denied Mavromatis' motion to dismiss the indictment on the basis his prosecution violated his constitutional right against double jeopardy. On June 10, 2014 U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess sentenced Mavromatis to serve three years in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and to page a $100 special assessment. Mavromatis appealed. On October 28, 2014 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Mavromatis' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the ground it was barred by double jeopardy because he was previously acquitted on a charge of being a felon in possesion of a firearm based on the same incident of possession. Mavromatis was arrested on July 18, 2013, and he was released on October 29, 2014 -- the day after the appeals court's ruling."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 28, 2014 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Mavromatis' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the ground it was barred by double jeopardy because he was previously acquitted on a charge based on the same incident of possession."
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Age When Imprisoned:	39
Age When Released:	40
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"USA v. James Arthur Mavromatis, No. 14-30115 (9th Cir. 10-28-2014) (Vacating conviction and ordering dismissal on the basis his prosecution was double jeopardy.)"
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James Arthur Mavromatis

Charge:

Firearm possession (including sale)

Sentence:

3 yrs

Years Imprisoned:

1.3

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Alaska - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Ketchikan Gateway

City of Crime:

Ketchikan

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 28, 2014 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Mavromatis' conviction and ordered dismissal of his indictment on the ground it was barred by double jeopardy because he was previously acquitted on a charge based on the same incident of possession."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

39

Age When Released:

40

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"USA v. James Arthur Mavromatis, No. 14-30115 (9th Cir. 10-28-2014) (Vacating conviction and ordering dismissal on the basis his prosecution was double jeopardy.)"

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"http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8424949029160536709&q=James+Arthur+Mavromatis&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48"

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